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SPHEREx Discovers Extended Carbon Dioxide Coma in Interstellar Object 3I-ATLAS


has made detailed multi-spectral observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, detecting an abundance of carbon dioxide gas in its coma (the extended gaseous atmosphere of a comet) and water ice in its nucleus. The observations were made between Aug.

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